Chapter 3:

Voices - Eevee

I yawn, as my eyes slowly start to open. Bright light obscures my vision, so I wait for my eyes to fully adjust before taking in my surroundings again. I get up, stretch, and turn away from the large body of water. There's a forest at the base of the cliff. Dense too. A bit farther off there's a mountain.

So this guy, the dream dweller, has tasks for me to do. Deadly tasks it seems, and if I don't comply, he'll just kill me. The situation could be better. Anyway, I'll do what he says while I find a way out of this mess. First though, I need to find out where I need to go. I need to find out what my seventh sense is..

I'm the second.

I jump, startled, and look around. Where'd that come from?

You won't see me.

I keep my eyes open, but I stop looking around, and wait for the voice to speak again.

I'm in your head.

Ah, more mind games. Yay.

I'm not an enemy, I'm a friend.

Good to know. Are you here to tell me about this seventh sense?

No.

A pause. For being a quick speaker, he sure tends to leave out details.

I just need to tell you to go into the forest.

I look towards the forest. Why the forest? Is the seventh sense in there?

No.

Another pause.

The sixth is.

And?

The sixth will tell you what you need to know.

...How am I to trust this voice. For all I know, it's the dream dweller playing more tricks on me. Though I do think he wants me alive for his tasks, and there's no actual way off the cliff other than the forest anyway… Fine, through the forest I'll go.

I will leave now. Goodbye.

Goodbye mysterious voice. I pad up towards the forest. A wind picks up, rustling the leaves of the trees to make an ominous sound. I hesitate, but after a second, I carry on. The light of day lessens, being shaded out by the large trees above me. I keep walking.

The wind begins to die down, leaving an odd silence to envelop the forest. Something feels… off about this. I force myself to remain calm. Never panic. That's always been my motto. Never panic. Never give up. Never give in. Always be patient, and the time will come. At least, I think it's my motto. I'm not entirely sure because of my lack of memories. Sure feels like it is though.

I hear a rustle. The winds dead though. Then the crack of a twig. I take a deep breath. Someone must be watching me. I want to think it's the sixth, whoever that is, but there's a pretty good chance that it's not. I stop in a small clearing. If it's a fight they want, it's a fight they'll get. I close my eyes, letting all my senses come from scents and sounds around me.

Nothing. Complete silence. Ability Triggered: Anticipation. Well, here goes nothing. Move Selected: Detect. A Pidgey appears out of the trees behind me, moving directly towards me. At the last second, I jump directly to my right. Move Selected: Tackle. The instant I touch the ground, I barrel right into the attacking Pidgey, who is caught unaware. It hits the ground and struggles to get back up.

The forest suddenly fills with various caws of numerous birds, who start to swarm the sky above me. Yeah, I've got no chance against that. Time to switch tactics. Move Switched: Tackle to Quick Attack. Time to run. Fast. I turn away from the growing flock of birds and run, using Quick Attack to increase my speed. The birds give chase, keeping up with their own Quick Attacks.

Six is here to help! Time to get you out of this pickle. Slight right here.

I do as the voice says. Not like this situation can get any worse. A Pidgey moves in to hit me, but I dodge it thanks to Detect. More are on my tail though.

Sharp left at the next rock. Starly coming in on your right.

I make a sharp turn, letting the Starly who was charging me overshoot.

Jump into that small hole right there, and collapse the entrance behind you.

I spot the hole ahead of me. Huh, maybe I will survive. I dodge one last Spearow, before switching moves again. Move Switch: Detect to Swift. Spinning stars begin to appear around me. I start firing the stars backwards at the oncoming birds. Luckily, it seems like they're all pretty low level, so they aren't exactly that strong.

I have to go now. Move forward through the tunnel. You'll soon arrive at the mountains and find some other Pokemon in the same scenario as yourself.

Here goes nothing. I jump into the small hole in the ground, the stars around me slamming into the ground around it. I fall for a little bit, tumbling over myself as I go into the darkness. I hit the ground hard, but my body is so numb, I hardly feel it.

The light from the entrance disappears with a slight rumble. Heh, it actually worked. I can still hear the angry cawings of the birds though, so I should probably get moving before they find some way into here.

I try to get up, but stumble into a wall, pain shooting through my entire body. Guess a few more birds had gotten me than I had thought. It's pitch black in here, so it's impossible to fully assess my injuries. They certainly feel bad though.

I start zoning out, starting to lose consciousness. I have to power through it though… I have to get to the mountains, and find whoever can help me. Maybe someone will be able to heal me… I take a step forward, but stumble on my feet once again.

So you got here aliv-Oh, Muk.

My eyes close as the last of my adrenaline fades away and I fall to the ground.